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Exhibit 10.2

EXECUTION VERSION

CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT

FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC.

October 7, 2015

 

To: Each of the persons or entities listed on Schedule A hereto (the “Icahn Group” or “you”)

Ladies and Gentlemen:

This letter agreement shall become effective upon the appointment of any Icahn Nominee to the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (the “Company”). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Nomination and Standstill Agreement (the “Nomination Agreement”), dated as of October 7, 2015, among the Company and the Icahn Group. Solely for purposes of this letter agreement, the individual appointed to the Board of Directors of FCX Oil & Gas Inc. pursuant to Section 1(j) of the Nomination Agreement shall be deemed to be an Icahn Nominee upon such individual’s execution and delivery to the Company of a signature page hereto (and, with respect to such individual, references herein to the “Board” shall be deemed to refer to the Board of Directors of FCX Oil & Gas Inc.). The Company understands and agrees that, subject to the terms of, and in accordance with, this letter agreement, the Icahn Nominee may, if and to the extent he or she desires to do so, disclose information he or she obtains while serving as a member of the Board to you and your Representatives (as hereinafter defined), and may discuss such information with any and all such persons, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. As a result, you may receive certain non-public information regarding the Company. You acknowledge that this information is proprietary to the Company and may include trade secrets or other business information the disclosure of which could harm the Company. In consideration for, and as a condition of, the information being furnished to you and, subject to the restrictions in paragraph 2, the persons set forth on Schedule B hereto (collectively, the “Representatives”), you agree to treat any and all information concerning or relating to the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates that is furnished to you or your Representatives (regardless of the manner in which it is furnished, including in written or electronic format or orally, gathered by visual inspection or otherwise) by any Icahn Nominee, or by or on behalf of the Company, together with any notes, analyses, reports, models, compilations, studies, interpretations, documents, records or extracts thereof containing, referring, relating to, based upon or derived from such information, in whole or in part (collectively, “Evaluation Material”), in accordance with the provisions of this letter agreement, and to take or abstain from taking the other actions hereinafter set forth.

1. The term “Evaluation Material” does not include information that (i) is or has become generally available to the public other than as a result of a direct or indirect disclosure by you or your Representatives in violation of this letter agreement or any obligation of

 

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confidentiality, (ii) was within your or any of your Representatives’ possession on a non-confidential basis prior to its being furnished to you by any Icahn Nominee, or by or on behalf of the Company or its agents, representatives, attorneys, advisors, directors, officers or employees (collectively, the “Company Representatives”) or (iii) is received from a source other than any Icahn Nominee, the Company or any of the Company Representatives; provided, that in the case of (ii) or (iii) above, the source of such information was not believed by you, after reasonable inquiry of the disclosing person, to be bound by a confidentiality agreement with or other contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to the Company or any other person with respect to such information at the time the information was disclosed to you.

2. You and your Representatives will, and you will cause your Representatives to, (a) keep the Evaluation Material strictly confidential and (b) not disclose any of the Evaluation Material in any manner whatsoever without the prior written consent of the Company; provided, however, that you may privately disclose any of such information: (A) to your Representatives (i) who need to know such information for the sole purpose of advising you on your investment in the Company and (ii) who are informed by you of the confidential nature of such information; provided, further, that you will be responsible for any violation of this letter agreement by your Representatives as if they were parties hereto; and (B) to the Company and the Company Representatives. It is understood and agreed that no Icahn Nominee shall disclose to you or your Representatives any Legal Advice (as defined below) that may be included in the Evaluation Material with respect to which such disclosure may constitute waiver of the Company’s attorney client privilege or attorney work product privilege. “Legal Advice” as used herein shall be solely and exclusively limited to the advice provided by legal counsel and shall not include factual information or the formulation or analysis of business strategy that is not protected by the attorney-client or attorney work product privilege.

3. In the event that you or any of your Representatives are required by applicable subpoena, legal process or other legal requirement to disclose any of the Evaluation Material, you will promptly notify (except where such notice would be legally prohibited) the Company in writing by facsimile and certified mail so that the Company may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy (and if the Company seeks such an order, you will provide such cooperation as the Company shall reasonably request), at its cost and expense. Nothing herein shall be deemed to prevent you or your Representatives, as the case may be, from honoring a subpoena, legal process or other legal requirement that requires discovery, disclosure or production of the Evaluation Material if (a) you produce or disclose only that portion of the Evaluation Material which your outside legal counsel of national standing advises you is legally required to be so produced or disclosed and you inform the recipient of such Evaluation Material of the existence of this letter agreement and the confidential nature of such Evaluation Material; or (b) the Company consents in writing to having the Evaluation Material produced or disclosed pursuant to the subpoena, legal process or other legal requirement. In no event will you or any of your Representatives oppose action by the Company to obtain a protective order or other relief to prevent the disclosure of the Evaluation Material or to obtain reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be afforded the Evaluation Material. For the avoidance of doubt, it is understood that there shall be no “legal requirement” requiring you to disclose any Evaluation Material solely by virtue of the fact that, absent such disclosure, you would be prohibited from purchasing, selling, or engaging in derivative or other voluntary transactions with respect to the Common Stock of the Company or otherwise proposing or making an offer to do any of the

 

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foregoing, or you would be unable to file any proxy materials in compliance with Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act or the rules promulgated thereunder.

4. You acknowledge that (a) none of the Company or any of the Company Representatives makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of any Evaluation Material, and (b) none of the Company or any of the Company Representatives shall have any liability to you or to any of your Representatives relating to or resulting from the use of the Evaluation Material or any errors therein or omissions therefrom. You and your Representatives (or anyone acting on your or their behalf) shall not directly or indirectly initiate contact or communication with any executive or employee of the Company other than the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Executive Officer of the Oil & Gas business, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel, and/or such other persons approved in writing by the foregoing or the Board concerning Evaluation Material, or to seek any information in connection therewith from any such person other than the foregoing, without the prior consent of the Company; provided, however, the restriction in this sentence shall not in any way apply to any Icahn Nominee or other Board members, in each case acting in such capacity.

5. All Evaluation Material shall remain the property of the Company. Neither you nor any of your Representatives shall by virtue of any disclosure of and/or your use of any Evaluation Material acquire any rights with respect thereto, all of which rights (including all intellectual property rights) shall remain exclusively with the Company. Upon the request of the Company for any reason, you will promptly return to the Company or destroy all hard copies of the Evaluation Material and use commercially reasonable efforts to permanently erase or delete all electronic copies of the Evaluation Material in your or any of your Representatives’ possession or control (and, upon the request of the Company, shall certify to the Company that such Evaluation Material has been erased or deleted, as the case may be). Notwithstanding the return or erasure or deletion of Evaluation Material, you and your Representatives will continue to be bound by the obligations contained herein.

6. You acknowledge, and will advise your Representatives, that the Evaluation Material may constitute material non-public information under applicable federal and state securities laws, and that you shall not, and you shall use your commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that your Representatives, do not, trade or engage in any derivative or other transaction, on the basis of such information in violation of such laws.

7. You hereby represent and warrant to the Company that (i) you have all requisite company power and authority to execute and deliver this letter agreement and to perform your obligations hereunder, (ii) this letter agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by you, and is a valid and binding obligation, enforceable against you in accordance with its terms, (iii) this letter agreement will not result in a violation of any terms or conditions of any agreements to which you are a party or by which you may otherwise be bound or of any law, rule, license, regulation, judgment, order or decree governing or affecting you, and (iv) your entry into this letter agreement does not require approval by any owners or holders of any equity or other interest in you (except as has already been obtained).

 

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8. Any waiver by the Company of a breach of any provision of this letter agreement shall not operate as or be construed to be a waiver of any other breach of such provision or of any breach of any other provision of this letter agreement. The failure of the Company to insist upon strict adherence to any term of this letter agreement on one or more occasions shall not be considered a waiver or deprive the Company of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this letter agreement.

9. You acknowledge and agree that the value of the Evaluation Material to the Company is unique and substantial, but may be impractical or difficult to assess in monetary terms. You further acknowledge and agree that in the event of an actual or threatened violation of this letter agreement, immediate and irreparable harm or injury would be caused for which money damages would not be an adequate remedy. Accordingly, you acknowledge and agree that, in addition to any and all other remedies which may be available to the Company at law or equity, the Company shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this letter agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this letter agreement exclusively in the Court of Chancery or other federal or state courts of the State of Delaware. In the event that any action shall be brought in equity to enforce the provisions of this letter agreement, you shall not allege, and you hereby waive the defense, that there is an adequate remedy at law.

10. Each of the parties hereto (a) consents to submit itself to the personal jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery or other federal or state courts of the State of Delaware in the event any dispute arises out of this letter agreement or the transactions contemplated by this letter agreement, (b) agrees that it shall not attempt to deny or defeat such personal jurisdiction by motion or other request for leave from any such court, (c) agrees that it shall not bring any action relating to this letter agreement or the transactions contemplated by this letter agreement in any court other than the Court of Chancery or other federal or state courts of the State of Delaware, and each of the parties irrevocably waives the right to trial by jury, (d) agrees to waive any bonding requirement under any applicable law, in the case any other party seeks to enforce the terms by way of equitable relief, and (e) irrevocably consents to service of process by a reputable overnight delivery service, signature requested, to the address of such party’s principal place of business or as otherwise provided by applicable law. THIS LETTER AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED IN ALL RESPECTS, INCLUDING VALIDITY, INTERPRETATION AND EFFECT, BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS EXECUTED AND TO BE PERFORMED WHOLLY WITHIN SUCH STATE WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CHOICE OF LAW PRINCIPLES OF SUCH STATE.

11. This letter agreement and the Nomination and Standstill Agreement contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous agreements or understandings, whether written or oral. This letter agreement may be amended only by an agreement in writing executed by the parties hereto.

13. All notices, consents, requests, instructions, approvals and other communications provided for herein and all legal process in regard hereto shall be in writing and shall be deemed validly given, made or served, if (a) given by both telecopy and electronic mail,

 

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when such telecopy and electronic mail is transmitted to the telecopy number set forth below and the appropriate confirmation is received and sent to the electronic mail address set forth below or (b) if given by any other means, when actually received during normal business hours at the address specified in this subsection:

If to the Company:

Freeport-McMoRan Inc. 333 North Central Avenue

Phoenix, Arizona 85004-2189

Facsimile: 602-366-7691

Email:    Rick_McMillan@fmi.com

Douglas_Currault@fmi.com

Attention:     General Counsel

Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

51 West 52nd Street

New York, NY 10019

Facsimile: 212-403-2000

Email:    DEShapiro@wlrk.com

JELevine@wlrk.com

Attention:         David E. Shapiro

      Jenna E. Levine

If to the Icahn Group:

Icahn Associates Holdings LLC

767 Fifth Avenue, 47th Floor

New York, NY 10153

Facsimile: 212-750-5807

Email: KCozza@sfire.com

Attention:        Keith Cozza

With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

Icahn Associates Holdings LLC

767 Fifth Avenue, 47th Floor

New York, NY 10153

Facsimile:  917-591-3310 (Mr. Lynn)

212-688-1158 (Mr. Pastor)

Email: JLynn@sfire.com

 

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LPastor@sfire.com

Attention:        Jesse Lynn

         Louie Pastor

14. If at any time subsequent to the date hereof, any provision of this letter agreement shall be held by any court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, void or unenforceable, such provision shall be of no force and effect, but the illegality or unenforceability of such provision shall have no effect upon the legality or enforceability of any other provision of this letter agreement.

15. This letter agreement may be executed (including by facsimile or PDF) in two or more counterparts which together shall constitute a single agreement.

16. This letter agreement and the rights and obligations herein may not be assigned or otherwise transferred, in whole or in part, by you without the express written consent of the Company. This letter agreement, however, shall be binding on successors of the parties hereto.

17. The Icahn Group shall cause any Replacement for an Icahn Nominee appointed to the Board pursuant to the Nomination Agreement to execute a copy of this letter agreement.

18. This letter agreement shall expire two (2) years from the last date on which any Icahn Nominee serves as a director of the Company; except that you shall maintain in accordance with the confidentiality obligations set forth herein any Evaluation Material constituting trade secrets for such longer time as such information constitutes a trade secret of the Company as defined under 18 U.S.C. § 1839(3).

19. No licenses or rights under any patent, copyright, trademark, or trade secret are granted or are to be implied by this letter agreement.

20. Each of the parties hereto acknowledges that it has been represented by counsel of its choice throughout all negotiations that have preceded the execution of this letter agreement, and that it has executed the same with the advice of said counsel. Each party and its counsel cooperated and participated in the drafting and preparation of this agreement and the documents referred to herein, and any and all drafts relating thereto exchanged among the parties shall be deemed the work product of all of the parties and may not be construed against any party by reason of its drafting or preparation. Accordingly, any rule of law or any legal decision that would require interpretation of any ambiguities in this agreement against any party that drafted or prepared it is of no application and is hereby expressly waived by each of the parties hereto, and any controversy over interpretations of this agreement shall be decided without regards to events of drafting or preparation. The term “including” shall in all instances be deemed to mean “including without limitation.”

[Signature Pages Follow]

 

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Please confirm your agreement with the foregoing by signing and returning one copy of this letter agreement to the undersigned, whereupon this letter agreement shall become a binding agreement between you and the Company.

 

Very truly yours,
FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC.
By:  

/s/ Kathleen L. Quirk

Name:   Kathleen L. Quirk
Title:   Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

[Signature Page to the Confidentiality Agreement between Freeport-McMoRan Inc. and Icahn Group]


Accepted and agreed as of the date first written above:

 

CARL C. ICAHN

/s/ Carl C. Icahn

Carl C. Icahn
ANDREW LANGHAM

/s/ Andrew Langham

Andrew Langham
COURTNEY MATHER

/s/ Courtney Mather

Courtney Mather
HIGH RIVER LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
By: Hopper Investments LLC, its general partner
By: Barberry Corp., its sole member
By:  

/s/ Keith Cozza

Name:   Keith Cozza
Title:   Secretary; Treasurer
HOPPER INVESTMENTS LLC
By: Barberry Corp., its sole member
By:  

/s/ Keith Cozza

Name:   Keith Cozza
Title:   Secretary; Treasurer
BARBERRY CORP.
By:  

/s/ Keith Cozza

Name:   Keith Cozza
Title:   Secretary; Treasurer

[Signature Page to the Confidentiality Agreement between Freeport-McMoRan Inc. and Icahn Group]


ICAHN PARTNERS LP
By:  

/s/ Keith Cozza

Name:   Keith Cozza
Title:   Chief Operating Officer
ICAHN PARTNERS MASTER FUND LP
By:  

/s/ Keith Cozza

Name:   Keith Cozza
Title:   Chief Operating Officer
ICAHN ENTERPRISES G.P. INC.
By:  

/s/ Keith Cozza

Name:   Keith Cozza
Title:   President; and Chief Executive Officer
ICAHN ENTERPRISES HOLDINGS L.P.
By: Icahn Enterprises G.P. Inc., its general partner
By:  

/s/ Keith Cozza

Name:   Keith Cozza
Title:   President; and Chief Executive Officer
IPH GP LLC
By:  

/s/ Keith Cozza

Name:   Keith Cozza
Title:   Chief Operating Officer
ICAHN CAPITAL LP
By:  

/s/ Keith Cozza

Name:   Keith Cozza
Title:   Chief Operating Officer
ICAHN ONSHORE LP

By:

 

/s/ Keith Cozza

Name:

  Keith Cozza

Title:

  Chief Operating Officer

[Signature Page to the Confidentiality Agreement between Freeport-McMoRan and Icahn Group]


ICAHN OFFSHORE LP
By:  

/s/ Keith Cozza

Name:   Keith Cozza
Title:   Chief Operating Officer
BECKTON CORP
By:  

/s/ Keith Cozza

Name:   Keith Cozza
Title:   Secretary; Treasurer

[Signature Page to the Confidentiality Agreement between Freeport-McMoRan and Icahn Group]


SCHEDULE A

CARL C. ICAHN

HIGH RIVER LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

HOPPER INVESTMENTS LLC

BARBERRY CORP.

ICAHN PARTNERS LP

ICAHN PARTNERS MASTER FUND LP

ICAHN ENTERPRISES G.P. INC.

ICAHN ENTERPRISES HOLDINGS L.P.

IPH GP LLC

ICAHN CAPITAL LP

ICAHN ONSHORE LP

ICAHN OFFSHORE LP

BECKTON CORP.

 

Schedule A


SCHEDULE B

1. MR. CARL ICAHN

2. Any full-time employee of a member of the Icahn Group or Icahn Associates Holding LLC (an indirect holding company of Carl Icahn)